89R11772 KJE-D     By: Kolkhorst S.B. No. 1400       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to measurable outcomes for certain transfer students for   performance tier funding under the public junior college state   finance program.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 130A.003, Education Code, is amended by   adding Subdivision (2-a) to read as follows:                (2-a) "General academic teaching institution" has the   meaning assigned by Section 61.003.          SECTION 2.  Section 130A.101, Education Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as   follows:          (c)  The measurable outcomes considered for purposes of   performance tier funding are:                (1)  the number of credentials of value awarded, as   determined by the coordinating board based on analyses of wages and   costs associated with the credential, including degrees,   certificates, and other credentials from credit and non-credit   programs that equip students for continued learning and greater   earnings in the state economy, with an additional weight for   placement of students who earn that credential in a high-demand   occupation, as defined by coordinating board rule, or an   appropriate proxy determined by the coordinating board based on   available data;                (2)  the number of students who earn at least 15   semester credit hours or the equivalent at the junior college   district and:                      (A)  subsequently transfer to a general academic   teaching institution[, as that term is defined by Section 61.003];   or                      (B)  are enrolled in a structured co-enrollment   program, as authorized by coordinating board rule; and                (3)  the number of students who complete a sequence of   at least 15 semester credit hours or the equivalent for dual credit   or dual enrollment courses, as defined by coordinating board rule,   that apply toward academic or workforce program requirements at the   postsecondary level.          (d)  For purposes of Subsection (c)(2), a student   transferring from a public junior college to a general academic   teaching institution shall be considered a transfer student   regardless of whether the student previously completed coursework   at a general academic teaching institution if the student   previously completed less than 30 semester credit hours or the   equivalent at a general academic teaching institution at the time   of transfer.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.